Loose-roll tile roof.



S. B. MYERS & H. L. ROGERS.

LOOSE ROLL TILE ROOF.

APPLICATION man 1um524, 1912.

1,144,332. v Patented June 22, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS C0,. PHO1D-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. C

S. B. MYERS & H. L. ROGERS.

LOOSE ROLL TILE ROOF.

- APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1912. 1,144,332, Patented June 22, 1915.

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SOLOMON B. MYERS, OF PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, AND HERBERT L. ROGERS, OF JAMAICA, NEW YORK.

LOOSE-ROLL TILE ROOF.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SOLOMON B. MYERS, a resident of Plainfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, and HER- BERT LINCOLN ROGERS, a resident of Jamaica, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Loose-Roll Tile Roofs, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a portion of a tile roof show ing one form of our improved roll and tile therefor. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on .the line ITII of Fig. 1. 'Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are similar views on the line IIIIII, IV-IV and V-V, respectively, of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the tiles used in the lower course of a roof made up of tile shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a similar view of a tile used for the remaining courses. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the rolls. Fig. 9 is a detailed sectional view on the line TXIX of Fig. 10, showing a modified form of roll and tile, and Fig. 10 is a transverse sectionalview on the line XX of Fig. 9.

Our invention has relation to an improvement in loose roll tile roofs, and is designed to provide tiles and rolls for roofs of this character, in which the tiles and rolls in one course are substantially parallel with the tiles and rolls of the other courses, and in which all of the joints are protected so as to prevent snow and water from being driven into the building at the joints between the tiles or the rolls in the tiles.

Another object of our'invention is to so construct the tile that any moisture which may be driven in can flow downwardly along the top of the tile.

Another object of our invention is to provide a tile and roll from which the moisture which gathers on the under surfaces of the tiles and rolls, caused by condensation, will be deposited on the top of the tiles in the lower course and will then pass down over the top of the roof.

The precise nature of our invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings which will now be described, it being premised, however, that various changes may be made in the details of construction and general arrangement of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22, 1915.

Serial No. 705,448.

the parts, without departing from the spirit and scope of our invention, as defined in the appended claim.

In Figs. 1 to 8 of the drawings, the nuineral 2 designates the tiles or pans. The tiles or pans of all of the courses, with the exception of the lower course, are recessed at their lower ends, as shown at 3 in Fig. 7. 4 designates ribs on the upper faces of each of the tiles, which are located along the longitudinal edges thereof, the upper portions of these ribs are slightly cut away, as indicated at 5, so that the opening between the ribs at the upper portion thereof is greater than the opening between the ribs along the body of the tile. These ribs do not extend to the upper edges of the tiles, but are somewhat shorter in order to provide a seat 6 for the roll hereinafter described. Extend ing downwardly from each tile, at the upper edge thereof, is a projection 7 which is arranged to engage purlins 8 of the roof structure, and extending downwardly from the bottom of each tile and at the lower end thereof is a projection 9. The projection 9 in one course seats on the upper edge of the tiles in a lower course between the ribs 4.

- 10 designates theroll, the upper end 11 being somewhat narrower than the body of the roll. As can be seen by reference to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the rolls are hollow and are arranged to receive the ribs of adjacent tiles.

The lower course of tiles is first placed on the roof, as indicated at A in Fig. 1, and may be moved adjacent to each other or slightly spaced apart to cover the entire lower portion of the roof. The second course of tiles is thenplaced in position so that their lower ends overlap the upper ends of the first course. The rolls 10 are then placed on the tiles in the first course, one roll being placed over each junction between adjacent tiles, the ribs 4 entering the hollow space within the rolls, the upper edge of the rolls resting on the seats 6, which prevents them from slipping down over the tiles. The various courses of tiles can then be placed in position on the roof; and after the tiles are placed the rolls of the second course are placed in position. As can be seen by reference to the accompanying drawings, the upper ends 11 of the rolls are located in the spaces formed bv the cut away portions 3 on the lower ends of the tiles in the course abpve them, while the lower ends of all of the tiles with the exception of those in the lower course overlap the tiles in the. course below them. As can be seen by reference to Fig. 1, the rolls in all of the courses with the exception of the lower course are slightly longer than the tiles or pans, while the rolls on the lower course are equal in length to the length of the tiles or pans. As can be seen by reference to the drawings, the rolls in the second course retain the rolls and tiles in the first course in position as well as the tiles in the second course; while the rolls in the third course hold the rolls and tiles of the second course, as well as the tiles in the third row, in position.

In Figs. 9 and 10, we have shown a construction in which the rolls 10 in one course extend into recesses 3 formed in the bottom faces of the tiles 2 The advantages of our invention result from the provision of tiles and rolls therefor, in which the tiles and rolls in one course are in line with the tiles and rolls of the remaining. courses, and in which the rolls are supported from sliding on the tiles by means of the ribs or projections on the tiles, while the rolls retain the tiles in proper position on the roof. A further advantage results from the provision of rolls and tiles for this type of roof in which we have provided right angle projections at all of the joints so as to make water or snow which may be driven under the tiles to take a circuitous course before it could enter the building. A still further advantage results from the provision of means for permitting water which may have been driven under the tiles or rolls to pass down on to the top of the tiles in the lower course. Further from the provision of means for permitting the water of condensation to run along the bottom of the tiles in one course and be deposited on the top of tiles in the next course.

\Ve claim:

A tile roof, comprising a plurality of courses of tiles, the tiles in one course being approximately in line with the tiles in an adjacent course, the lower ends of the tiles of one course overlapping the ends of the tiles in the next course, the tiles of the upper course each having a cut-away portion at one edge and at the lowerend thereof, the cut-away portion on adjacent tiles forming recesses the full depth of the tiles, upwardly extending projections along each longitudinal edge of each of said tiles, theupper ends of said projections extending into the recesses formed between adjacent tiles in the'course above, and rolls having closed sides and ends overlapping the joint between two tiles,'the upper ends of said rolls engaging the upper ends of two of theprojections on the tiles below, said rolls each lying above four tiles and overlapping each other, the length of said rolls being greater than the length of the tiles, so that the camp of saidrolls at the lower end is beyond the lower end of the respective tiles over which the rolls lie; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands.

SOLOMON BANKERS; VVitnesses as to Solomon B. Myers:

' C. L. AGNER,

W. J. CORMAOK. f HERBERT L. ROGERS. Witnesses as to Herbert Lincoln Rogers:

F. W. SHERWIN, W. J. Common.

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